Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-02
TIE NEW MANS "BID.'
INITIATING A STUDENT INTO THE
MYSTERIES OF A DYKE"

College Fun In the University Of vir-
sinia-Tribuiations Of q Luekiess Vic
sim-soeIaI Amusemsnts OF the stu-
dsnts-ReIigfous Organization.
We first visit the rooms of all our ac-
auaintances, and inform them Of the fact
that our new man has "bid," and that
he must be initiated into the mysteries OF
q ''dyke" This project meets with gem
eral acceptance, and preparations are
forthwith begun for this time honorcd and
purely local institution. Dyke is said to
be derived from Greek verb signifying
to ''show,n TO point out''-l suppose
from the action Of pointing with the right
hand at the victim as you scream, Dyke"
The preparations are made by procur-
ing all the old horns, some Of them six,
eight and ten feet long, that we can lay
our hands on; all the coal scuttles, not in
actual use, for drums; and old clothes,
wrapped around sticks and saturated with
oil, for torches. With this parapher-
Aaila We collect around che door of our
innocent friend, and, making the rese
conceal themselves behind pillars, trees
and everything else available, | 60 into
his room and watch him dress; talking all
the time in the most unexcited way possi-
Bile. At last he is ready. / stay behind
70 blow out the lamp as he goes out Of the
door. ! hear the words, Here he is,
boysm "All right and a hurried why,
what's the natter What are you going
odoy" His questions are unheeded, and,
after momentary halt TO give the fifty
torch bearers time to apply match 10 the
combustible material on the ends Of their
poles, the prolonged shout, Dyke! dykel
dyker' Is heard echoing and re echoing up
and down the arcades, rouslng all stu
dents, especially the new ones, from their
studies. The cry spreads Ike wildfire,
and is taken up from room to room,
house TO house, range to range,
until the venerable old walls shake
with the din. Amid the shouts, the
blowing Of the immense horns, and the
beating Of tin pans, thc victim, in the
hands Of his quasi friends and by the
glaring light Of torches, now increased TO
perhaps 100, is rushed around the lawn,
around the ranges, and then up the middle
of the campus, and is inally placed upon
the topmost step, lead NC 10 the rotunda
perch, some fifteen o. twenty feet above
the sea Of upturned faces, which seems TO
be SO cruelty enjoying themselves at his
expense.
MAEING A SPEECH.
Some kind friend behind him takes of
his hat for him, another catches him back
of the neck and compels him TO make o
bow. The cries of Speech! speechr
L.. ~, O., l.
the old dome rattle. II he is wise young
man, he will keep silent; If not, he will
attempt TO speak; but he will never get
further than the first word, 10 be deafened
by the applause. In some ten minutes he
is considered TO have had enough. The
audience take him down, put on his hat,
and rush him down the middle Of tho
lawn at full speed. When the house at
which the entertainment is given is
reached, the 200 men for / have fre.
Quently seen that many engaged in q
dyke form double line extending fifty
or seventy-five yards, and the luckless
victim Is rushed through by two captors,
right up into the house, little pitied by,
but affording much amusement 20, the
girls assembled at the windows.
But when, despite Scylla and
Charybdis, he has safely reached
his haven, they make up for their heart
lessness by being doubly sweet TO him;
and as he wends his way homeward, some
where about the witching hour Of IL, no
declares that for such pleasure he would
suffer il all again.
He soon makes the acquaintance Of most
OF the young ladies in the neighborhood,
II he is "calicoist" (which implies a
greater lover Of the fair sex than Of his
studiesl, and pursues their acquaintance,
or not, as his own sweet will may die.
tate
A german club is generally formed in
the early part Of the year. and gives
O german about once a month,
though last year it gave eighteen. This
club is composed Of the dancing girls as
well as young men: the latter have to
sign pledge not to drink a drop Of any
kind of liquor from l2o'clock Of the day Of
the german until IL o'clock the next day.
This prevents any disorderly conduct, and
makes the germans much less OhiectOna-
BILE than formerly to the quiet citizens,
who were liable 20 be disturbed at all
hours by the uproarious germanites after
the dancing was over.
SOCIETY OF THE LADIES.
Our young friend IL fond Of dancing,
joiss, and goes in for an amusement in
which only the dancing girls engage, IL,
however, he is not disciple Of Terpsi-
chore and is still fond Of ladies' society,
he has an equal number Of beautiful and
accomplished girls, who will talk, walk,
ride or fiirt with him, but disapproye OF
dancing
II our friend Is not susceptible to the
charms Of the fair sex, he is by this time
deep in his studies, getting quite inter-
ested in some ancient Greek, Latin or
Hebrew novelist, or else is just beginning
10 see the beauty Of solid geometry, law
or anatomy. II he does not care TO study,
he will find many who are only too glad
TO teach him how to spend his money, and
frequently 10 spend it for him. But We
will not suppose our friend has such a
disposition as either 10 he afraid Of tho
girls or his studies. For II very FREE
quently happens that the best students do
good deal Of 'calicUng, "